What kinds of writing do you do in your field/job?
I'm currently not working in Anthropology. I graduated with Anthro last spring. I'm currently in grad school working as a GHD and obtaining my masters in Student Affairs. My hope is to get my doctorate in anthropology of education. (Sorry for the back story it just made it easier to explain) In the future I hope to be writing research, part of the ethics in Anthropology is to share what you learn and so most of what I hope to write would be very formal. I did a few research projects in my undergrad and it included taking a lot of notes (from literature reviews, interviews, oberservations) and then created a very formal piece of writing that would resemble the layout of the scientific research method.
Please tell me about the kind of writing you do on an average day.
Currently, I do very little with the anthropology. Sometimes I stretch my classes to fit those views and do the things I stated above. But in my current position I do structured everyday writing. Just formatting emails and writing reports. Not much creativity or depth.
For what purposes do you write?
In anthropology my goal will always be toward applied anthropology to better the lives of others. It would be to holistically look at an issue in an unbiased manor to uncover the issues and how they could be improved for example in my undergrad I wrote about First Year Adjustment to try and discover what groups were at risk and what factors helped those who succeed to adjust to the college.
For what audiences do you write?
My past research papers were written in the same style as the academic journals. (I'm not really sure what is meant by audience. My guess is that it would depend on my future job. If I work in higher ed and continue doing research I would hope to write in things like the Journal for Anthropology of Education)
What is the title of one research article you admire? (Note that this must be a research article--not a book)
Do you need the actual title? I am having trouble finding it currently. There is a research article done by a professor at Stanford about how the education system has sped up the learning process and how that has affected students abilities to actually retain what they are learning and the effects on their mental health.
What is it that you admire about this article?
I find the issue very intriguing and valuable. A lot of research has been done looking into the deteriorating mental health of children in school and I think it is very important to look at all the factors that could be playing into that. In higher ed there is a "pressure cooker" effect in some schools where such a high premium is placed on academics and performance that it cause anxiety and depression. I found it very interesting that the research has extended to younger students and how important it is to keep looking at these issues to hopeful improve the situation.
What do you get out of the writing you do?
A sense of accomplishment and a hope that by sharing this information I could possibly be making a difference.
- What kinds of writing do you do in your field/job?
I'm currently not working in Anthropology. I graduated with Anthro last spring. I'm currently in grad school working as a GHD and obtaining my masters in Student Affairs. My hope is to get my doctorate in anthropology of education. (Sorry for the back story it just made it easier to explain) In the future I hope to be writing research, part of the ethics in Anthropology is to share what you learn and so most of what I hope to write would be very formal. I did a few research projects in my undergrad and it included taking a lot of notes (from literature reviews, interviews, oberservations) and then created a very formal piece of writing that would resemble the layout of the scientific research method.- Please tell me about the kind of writing you do on an average day.
Currently, I do very little with the anthropology. Sometimes I stretch my classes to fit those views and do the things I stated above. But in my current position I do structured everyday writing. Just formatting emails and writing reports. Not much creativity or depth.- For what purposes do you write?
In anthropology my goal will always be toward applied anthropology to better the lives of others. It would be to holistically look at an issue in an unbiased manor to uncover the issues and how they could be improved for example in my undergrad I wrote about First Year Adjustment to try and discover what groups were at risk and what factors helped those who succeed to adjust to the college.- For what audiences do you write?
My past research papers were written in the same style as the academic journals. (I'm not really sure what is meant by audience. My guess is that it would depend on my future job. If I work in higher ed and continue doing research I would hope to write in things like the Journal for Anthropology of Education)- What is the title of one research article you admire? (Note that this must be a research article--not a book)
Do you need the actual title? I am having trouble finding it currently. There is a research article done by a professor at Stanford about how the education system has sped up the learning process and how that has affected students abilities to actually retain what they are learning and the effects on their mental health.- What is it that you admire about this article?
I find the issue very intriguing and valuable. A lot of research has been done looking into the deteriorating mental health of children in school and I think it is very important to look at all the factors that could be playing into that. In higher ed there is a "pressure cooker" effect in some schools where such a high premium is placed on academics and performance that it cause anxiety and depression. I found it very interesting that the research has extended to younger students and how important it is to keep looking at these issues to hopeful improve the situation.- What do you get out of the writing you do?
A sense of accomplishment and a hope that by sharing this information I could possibly be making a difference.